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• The New York Fed’s Community Development Finance (CoDeFi) team supports the transformation of communities by serving as a catalyst for innovative, measurable, and impactful community development projects
• CoDeFi facilitates connections between financial institutions and other capital providers and community organizations, local stakeholders and agencies working on community development projects
• Working closely with the Supervision Group, CoDeFi leverages the Federal Reserve’s role in overseeing financial institutions’ compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) to increase effectiveness of CRA activity in underserved communities
New York Fed CoDeFi initiative
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CoDeFi Progression Model
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CoDeFi leverages the strengths of the New York Fed –Analyze, Educate, Connect-to help incubate a thriving community development ecosystem in some of
the most underserved and distressed geographies in the country.
• Since 2011, Investment Connection — a program developed by the Kansas City Fed — has helped match financial institutions with organizations that have CRA-eligible community development projects
• Federal Reserve’s CRA examiners review all proposals for CRA eligibility and offer feedback to organizations
Investment Connection
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The goals of this innovative match-making facility include:
• Increase effective and innovative CRA activity in underserved low-and moderate-income communities and CRA deserts
• Increase funding for community development projects in these communities by banks, philanthropy and other impact investors
• Establish an environment for long-term relationships between banks, investors and community organizations
• In January 2018, the Federal Reserve, the FDIC and the OCC issued the Interagency Statement on CRA Consideration for Community Development Activities in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Following Hurricane Maria
• This statement established that financial institutions located outside of Puerto Rico can receive CRA credit for supporting certain community development activities
• Regulatory agencies issued a similar statement following Hurricane Katrina, providing a critical incentive for banks outside of the New Orleans area to play a role in the recovery
Why focus in Puerto Rico
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Outreach and Local Partnerships
• Through our local partners, 8000+ community organizations were informed of Investment Connection
• 100+ organizations participated in capacity building workshops
• Partners included:• LISC & National Equity Fund• Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas• Inclusiv• Community Foundation of Puerto Rico • Association of Executives of Cooperatives of Puerto Rico
• In 2019, the New York Fed worked with partners to build the capacity of Puerto Rican community organizations to absorb capital and develop long-term relations with financial institutions and investors
• Workshops covered:• CRA & disaster recovery• NMTC & LIHTC• Innovative community development
projects
Capacity Building of Community Organizations in Puerto Rico
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Overview of Proposals Submitted for Puerto Rico
• More than 30 proposals are CRA eligible Investment Connection Puerto Rico
• Proposals submitted by national and regional organizations including CDFIs, cooperativas, nonprofits and foundations
Small Business
Community Facilities Sustainability
Housing
• Funding request range from $20k-$15mm, the majority of which are grant requests but also include loan and/or service requests
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Overview of Proposals for Investment Connection
• Proposals are divided into three sections including:o Background on Organizationo Background on Project and Funding requesto Intended Impact
• Required fields include: total funding request, type of funding request (loan, investment, service), significant partners, anticipated outcomes, evaluation methods
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Example from Proposals Submitted for Puerto Rico
Applicant A
• Overview of Organization: Large CDFI with operations in multiple states
• Project: PRI small business revolving loan fund
• Funding Request: 500K loan at 1% interest for 10 years and 100k grant to go towards operational expenses related to the loan fund
• Intended Impact: Target 20 entrepreneurs with average 25k loans, 5-6 years with interest between 7.5% and 9.5%
• Evaluation Methods: (1) Amount of loans made out to small businesses in our service area, (2) Amount of businesses created as a result of this program and financing activities
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Measuring Success
Funding
Relationship Building
Education
Customized feedback on proposals
Follow up conversations and site visits
Commitment to funding or service
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Role of Potential Investors and Next Steps
Pitch Program Follow Up with Participants Impact Report
Jan 2020 Feb 2020-April 2020 May-Jun 2020
Role of the Investor
Next Steps
Contact InformationAdrian Franco, Officer & Director
Chelsea Cruz, Associate [email protected]